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No. 624,842. Patented May 9, I899.

S. J. MILLER.

MACHINE FOR POUNCING BRIMS AND BROWNS OF HATS.

(Application filed on. 19, 1898.) (No Model.)

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Patented May 9, I899.

MABHINE FOB POUNGING BBIMS AND CBOWNS 0F HATS.

(Application filed Oct. 19, 1898.)

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S. J. MILLER. MACHINE FOR PDUNCING BRIMS AND GBOWNS 0F HATS.

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STEPHEN J. MILLER,OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOIEOF ONE-HALF TO JAMES L. W'HITE, OF SAME-PLACE.

MACHINE FOR POUNCING BRIMS'AND'CROWNS OF HATS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 624,842, dated May 9, 1899.

Application filed October 19, 1898. Serial No. 694,011. (No model.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, STEPHEN J. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Danbury, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Machine for Pouncing Brims and Crowns of Hats, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple, durable, inexpensive, and easily-operated machine which will pounce the crown and both sides of the brim of a hat simulta neously,will pounce all portions of the crown evenly, the pressure of the crown-pouncing pad being at all times uniform, will turn out perfectly-pounced hats more rapidly than has heretofore been possible, and will require the services of but a single attendant, who need not be a skilled workman, the operations of the machine being practically automatic.

With these ends in view I have devised the simple and novel machine of which the follow; ing description, in connection with the accom: pan yin g drawings, is a specification, reference characters being used to designate the sev eral parts.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the machine complete, the crown-pouncing pad being at the starting position, the operative position of the upper brim-pouncing pad being shown in full lines and the position when out of operation being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 2, avertical longitudinal section onthe line 00 a: in Fig. 1, the crown-ponncing mechanism appearing in side elevation; Fig. 3, a similar section on the line y y in Fig. 1, the brim-pouncing mech-..

anism appearing in side elevation, the crownpouncing mechanism and the operating mechanismtherefor being removed; Fig. 4, an elevation of the hat-carrying mechanism as seen from the left in Fig. 2, the sleeve in which the shaft is journaled appearing in section; Fig. 5, a plan view of the oval cams which determine the position of the hat during the pouncing operation; Fig.6, a section on the linezz in Fig. 2, showing mechanism for connecting and disconnecting the upper carrying-arm, the sleeve being shown as locked in the operative position Fig. 6, a similar section on an enlarged scale, the bolt being shown as locked depends from the bed.

the line .9 s in Fig. 6; Fig. 8, an end elevation, on an enlarged scale, of the brim-pouncing pads and the slides by which they are carried;

Fig. 9, an end elevation, on an enlarged scale,

of the crown-pouncing pad and the slide by which it is carried; Fig. 10, a detail plan view of the cam which connects and disconnects .the brim-pouncing mechanism; Fig. 11, an

end elevation as seen from the right in Figs. 1 and'2, the c'rown pou'n'ci'ng mechanism being out of operative position and the brimpouncing mechanism omitted; and Fig. 12 is a detail sectional view on the line to w in Fig. 11.

1 denotes the bed of the machine, and 2 legs by which it is supported. These parts may be of any ordinary or preferred construction.

Power is applied to drive the machine by means of a belt (not shown) passing over a belt-pulley 3, which runs loosely on a shaft 4, the outer end of which is journaled on a crosspiece 5 between the legs at one end of the machine and the other in a bracket 6, which depends from the bed. Shaft 4 and the beltpulley are connected and disconnected by means of a clutch 7, which may be of any 'ordinary or preferred construction and is operated by means of a clutch-lever 8, as will be more fully explained.

9 denotes a sprocket-wheel rigidly secured to shaft 4, the action of which is to reciprocate the crown-pouncing pad, as will be more fully explained. 10 denotes a bevel gearwheel loose on said shaft, the action of which is to reciprocate the two brim-pouncing pads, as will be more fully explained. Upon the hub of gear-Wheel 10 is a clutch member 11, the corresponding member 12 being on a sleeve 13, which is fixed to shaft 4 in such a man ner as to rotate therewith, but is free to be. moved longitudinally thereon by a clutch-lever 14, pivoted to a bracket 15, which depends from the bed.

16 denotes a bevel-pinion which is rigidly secured to shaft 4 and meshes with a bevel gear-Wheel 17 ona shaft 18, journaled in bracket 15 and in another bracket 19,'which (See Fig. 2 and dotted lines in Fig. 1.) Shaft 18 carries aworm 20, 'by means of which motion is communiloo cated to the upper carrying-arm, as will be more fully explained.

4 (see dotted lines, Fig. 1) denotes an extension of shaft 4, which is journaled obmeans of a universal joint 21.

liquely to shaft 4 in brackets 6 and is connected to the main portion of said. shaft by At the outer end of extension 4" is a worm 22, by means of which motion is communicated to the hatcarrying mechanism.

A denotes a hat that is being operated upon, and B the block by which it is .carried. It will be understood, of course, that the hats are already on the blocks when they come to the pouncing-machine. It is a matter of no special consequence, so far as my invention is concerned, how the blocks, with the hats thereon, are attached to the machine. 1 have shown an. ordinary reverse-threaded screwholding device which I have indicated by 23. Rotation of the screw in one direction or the other causes the block to be engaged in the usual manner and rigidly secures the block, with the hat thereon, to the carrying mechanism, which I will now describe.

The holding device is rigidly secured to an oval cam 24, which is superimposed upon and rigidly secured to a similar oval cam 25, lying atrightanglesthereto. Thesecamsare made the exact oval of the hat-body and of course require to be changed each time the style of hat being operated upon is changed. Cam 25 is rigidly secured to a slide 26, which is adapted to move in transverse ways 28 in a slide 27, itself adapted to move in ways 29in a block 30, carried by a shaft 31. This shaft is journaled in a sleeve 32, secured to a bracket 33 below the bed, and the cams and slideslie in an opening 34in the bed, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. At the lower end of shaft 31 is a worm-wheel 35, which meshes with worm 22 on the extension 4 of shaft 4 and receives motion therefrom. Upon the oppositesides of opening 34 in the bed are brackets 36, one of which carries a roller37, which engages the periphery of cam 25, and the other a roller 38, which engages the periphery of cam 24. It will be noted (see Fig. 5 in connection with Fig. 2) that the block, with the hat thereon, when locked in place lies transversely to cam 24 and longitudinally to cam 25. In this position of the parts the pouncing-pads are acting upon the side of the hat. Consequently the holding device, with the block and hat thereon, is moved in the directionof the pouncing-pads, as will be more fully explained in connection with the operation'of the pouncing-pads.

39 denotes the crown-pouncing pad, which is pivoted to brackets 40, extending from a slide 41, which is adapted to reciprocate on a block 42, rigidly secured to the end of upper carrying-arm 43. The upper carrying-arm is shown as pivoted between cars 44 on an arm 45, extending upward from asleeve 46, rigidly secured to a rock-shaft 47, which is journaled in bearings 48 above the bed.

49 denotes a worm-wheel loose on the rock shaft, which is engaged and driven by worm 20 on shaft 18, and when connected with the rock-shaft causes the upper carrying-arm and otherparts carried by the rock-shaft to be moved forward lat'erally't'. 2., toward the front, as seen'in Figs. 1 and 2-in an arc ofa circle, the backward movement of said parts beingby hand, as will be more fully explained.

The mechanism by which sleeve 46 is connected to and disconnected from worm-wheel 49 will be clearly understood from Figs. 6, 6, and 7 in connection with Fig. 2. 5O denotes a locking-bolt carried by the sleeve, which is adapted to engage'either of the holes 51 in worm-wheel 49, and thereby lock the sleeve to the worm-wheel. This bolt is provided with an angular portion 52, which lies in a correspondingly-shaped socket in a housing 53 upon the sleeve, and with an arm 54, by which it is retracted. A spring 55, acting against the bolt and having a suitable bearin g 46 upon the sleeve, acts to throw the lock ing'bolt into engagement with the wormwheel. 56 denotes an incline rigidly secured to the bed, which is engaged by arm 54 to retract the locking-bolt at the end of the operation upon a hat. At the base of the incline is a shoulder 57,-which is-engaged by said arm to give the locking-bolt a slight axial back to its normal position when the upper carrying-arm returns to its normal position, so that the spring will again force the bolt into engagement with the worm-wheel. At the commencement of each pouncing operation the parts are in the position shown in Figs. 2, 6, and 7, and at the end of the pouncing operation they are in the position shown in Figs 6, 11, and 12. Fig. 6 shows clearly the position of the parts at the end of the pouncing operation. The locking-bolt has been withdrawn from the worm-wheel through the engagement of arm 54 with incline 56 as the upper carrying-arm swings over toward the front, thereby disconnecting the sleeve from the worm-wheel and wholly withdrawing angular portion 52 of the locking-bolt from the corresponding portion of the socket. After the an gularportion of the bolt has been withdrawn by the engagement of arm 54 with the incline the bolt is given a slight axial movement by the engagement of arm 54 with shoulder 57, which places the angular portion of the locking-bolt out of alinement with the socket which receives it, thereby retaining the locking-bolt at the retracted position, as is clearly shown in Fig. 6. The parts remain in this position until another hat has been placed in position to be operated upon and the parts are returned to the position in the opposite direction.

shown in Fig. 2, ready to commence the pouncing of another hat. As the upper carryingarm is brought up to the starting position, arm 54, which has been in the retracted position shown in full lines in Fig. 6, is engaged by arm 58 and returned toits normal position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 6, arm 58 imparting the same amount of axial rotation to the bolt that is imparted by shoulder 57, but I The instant the bolt has been returned to its normal position through the engagement of arm 54 with arm 58 spring 55 will throw the bolt forward into engagement with one of the holes 51 in wormwheel 49, thereby locking the sleeve to the worm-wheel again. 7

The crown-pouncing pad is retained in engagement with the hat by means of a spring 59, the ends of which are connected, respectively, to the upper carrying-arm and to sleeve 46.

O0 denotes an adjustable counterweight at the outer end of the upper carrying-arm, which is used to counterbalance the weight of the arm and the pouncing-pad, so as to enable the operator by adjusting this weight and in connection with spring 59 to get any required degree of pressure upon the hat which is at all times uniform.-

I11 use the center of rotation of the hat is moved toward and from-the pouncing-pads, so that the portion of the hat-crown that is being acted upon by the crown-ponncing pad at any time is in the same relative position to the pouncingpad that any other portion of the surface being operated upon is at any other time. By that I mean that the crown-pouncing pad remains relatively stationary so far as in-andout movement is concerned, and the center of rotation of the hat that is being operated upon moves toward the pouncing pad at the sides and away from the pouncing-pad at the ends of the crown.

61 denotes a handle at the end of the upper carrying-arm for conveniencein manipulating the latter to place the crown-pouncing pad in operative position and also in placing a new hat in position to be operated upon when the crown-pouncing pad is out of operative position. v

The crown-pouncing pad is reciprocated by means of a rod 62, one end of which is pivoted to a stud 41, extending from slide 41, the

other end being pivoted to a bell-crank lever- 63, itself pivoted to arm 45 concentrically with arm 43, as at 64.

65 denotes a rod one end of which is connected to bell-crank lever 63 by means of a universal joint, as 66,the other end carrying a strap 67,which incloses an eccentric G8,formed integral with or rigidly secured to a sprocketwheel 69, which turns freely on rock-shaft 47. I have in the present instance shown the sprocket-wheel and eccentric as held against longitudinal movement on the rock-shaft by a collar 70. Sprocket-wheel 69 and the eccentric receive rotary movement by means of a sprocket-chain 71, which runs over sprocketwheel 9 on shaft 4. It will be readilyunderstood from Fig. '2 in connection with Fig. 12

that rotation of sprocket-wheel 69 and the I instance I have shown clutch-lever 8 as, operated to stop and start the machine by means of rock-shaft 47, which is oscillated by means of sleeve 46, arm 45, and the upper carryingarm. At the outer end of this rock-shaft is a pin 72, which engages an oblique slot 73 in lever 8, the parts being so arranged and adjusted that when the upper carrying-arm and parts moving therewith move down to the position shown in Fig. 11 lever 8 will be oscillated and will operate clutch 7 to disengage belt-pulley 3 from shaft 4, thus stopping all parts of the machine instantly. The moving back of the upper carrying-arm and the parts carried thereby from the position shown in Fig. 11 to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 will oscillate lever 8 in the opposite direction and will operate the clutch to connect belt-pulley 3 to shaft 4, thereby starting the'entire machine again. 74 denotes the upper brim-pouncing pad,

and 75 the lower brim-pouncing pad. The lower brim-pouncing pad is rigidly secured in the present instance by means of a bracket or brackets 76 to a slide 77, adapted to reciprocate in transverse ways in a plate 78, rigidly secured to the end of the lower carrying-arm 79, which is adapted to oscillate in an arc of a circle in thehorizontal plane.

The upper brim-pouncing pad -74 is rigidly upper brim-pouncing pad may be liftedaway from the lower brim-pouncing pad as when it is required to place a new hat in position to be operated upon by'means of a lever 83, which is pivoted upon the back of plate 78 and is provided with a pin 84, (see dotted lines,

Fig. 3,) which passes through an opening 85 in plate 78 and engages a recess 86 in slide 82. This recess is made amply large to receive the pin freely. In the normal position of the parts slide 82 drops down by gravity to the extreme of its downward movement,

which places, the upper brim-pouncing pad in proper position relative to the lower brimpouncing pad. the brim of a new hat between the pouncing-i pads or to raise the upper pad for any reaso When it is'desiredto insert the operator simply turns lever 83 upward from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3 to the position shown in dotted lines in said figure, thereby raising slide 82 and with it slide 80 and the upper brim-pouncing pad away from the lower brim-pouncing pad, giving ample space to insert the hat-brim between them. As pin 84 when the leveris in the raised position is in alinement with the pivotal point of said lever, the upper brim-pouncing pad may be retained out of operative position when required. The lower carrying-arm 7 9 has rigidly secured at its opposite end a sleeve 97, within which a vertical shaft 87 is journaled, the sleeve itself being journaled in a boss 88 in the bed.

89 denotes a handle at the outer end of the lower carrying-arm for convenience in moving it into and out of operative position. This carrying-arm and the parts operating in connection therewith are so constructed that thecarrying-arm and with it the brim-pouncing pads will .remain in any position in which they are placed. When the brim-pouncing operation is finished, the lower carrying-arm is thrown from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 to the position shown in dotted lines in said figure, where it will remain until it is thrown back into the operative position. After placing a new hat in position to be operated upon the operator raises the upper brimpouncing pad in the manner already described and swings the carrying-arm into such-a position that the brim will lie between the two pads, the upper pad lying close to the crown of the hat. It will of course be apparent that the pouncing of the brim of the hat will be finished before the pouncing of the crown. In the present instance I have provided means for automatically stopping the operation of the brim-pouncing pads at a predetermined time, as Ishall presently describe. In practice, after the brim has been pounced,

the operator moves the lower carrying-arm and with it the brim-pouncing pads out of the way, so that the crown-pouncing pad can complete the pouncing of the lower portion of the crown. The two brim-pouncing pads are reciprocated by means of a lever 90, pivoted upon the back of plate 78 and connected through openings 91 in said plate and an opening 91 in vertical slide 82 with the slides 77 and 80. In the present instance I have shown the ends of the lever as provided with slots 92 and the pouncing-pads as provided with pins 93,'which engage the slots. Lever is oscillated by means of a rod 94, one end of which is pivoted to lever 90, the other end being pi voted eccentrically to a disk 95 at the upper end of vertical shaft 87. Rod 94 is shown as jointed, as at 96, in order to prevent any strain upon the rod. At the lower end of shaft 87 is a bevel-pinion 98, which meshes with bevel gear-wheel 10 itself, as already stated, loose on'shaft 4. At the lower end of sleeve 97 is a cam 99, which is engaged by clutch-lever 14 to move sleeve 13 on shaft 4.

The operation of these parts will be clearly understood from Fig. 3. WVhen the brimpouncing pads are moved to the operative position, as in Figs. 1 and 3, sleeve 97 and cam 99 will be oscillated thereby and will oscillate clutch-lever 14, which will move sleeve 13 on shaft 4 and will place clutch members 11 and I 12 in engagement, so that the movement of shaft 4 will be com municated to vertical shaft 87 and will oscillate the brim-pouncing pads. As soon as the hat upon the holder has made a sufficient number of revolutions and the brim has been pounced sufficiently the operator moves the lower carrying-arm from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 to the position shown in dotted lines in said figure, the action of which is to oscillate sleeve 97 and cam 9.), so that the end of cam-lever 14,

' instead of being in engagement with the portion of the cam-groove indicated by 99 in Fig. 10, will be in engagement with the portion of said cam-groove indicated by 99 in said figure, which will move sleeve 13 on shaft 4 toward the left, as seen in Fig. 3, and will place the clutch members out of engagement, thereby instantly stopping the operation of the brim -pouncing pads, this stoppage of the brim-pouncing pads taking place without any 1 effect Whatever upon the crown-pouncing pad or upon any other portion of the machine.

The operation of the entire machine is briefly as follows: Supposing that the machine is at rest, the upper carrying-arm and the crown-pouncing pad would presumably be in the position shown in Fig. 11 and thelower carrying-arm and the brim-pouncing I pads would be in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The operator would place the block carrying the hat to be operated upon in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and would fasten the block in position by means of the holding device. The operator would then swing the upper carrying-arm and crownpouncing pad from the position shown in Fig. 11 to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. It will be understood from Fig. 2 that this movement is very easily made, the operator taking hold of handle 61 with one hand and swinging it readily into place, the crown-pouncing pad, through the combined action of spring 59 and counterweight 60, resting upon the hat with any required amount of pressure which when adjusted is at all times uniform. This movement of the upper carrying-arm through the engagement of pin 72 on rock-shaft 47 with the oblique slot in lever B would operate clutch 7, which would connect belt-pulley 3 with shaft 4 and communicate motion to all parts of the machine except the brim-pouncing pads, which may or may not be placed in operation simultaneously with the crownpouncing pad. To place the brim-pouncing pads in operation, the operator is simply required to swing the lower carrying-arm with the brim-pouncing pads from the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 to the position shown in full lines in said figure. By means of lever 83 the operator raises the upper brimpouncing' pad as much as may be necessary to allow the brim to pass between the two pads. The upper pad is then allowed to rest on the brim close to the crown, the brim itself resting upon the lower pouncing-pad. It is obvious that the swinging ofthe lower carrying-arm into operative position will by means of sleeve 97, cam 99, clutch-lever 14, and clutch members 11 and 12 connect bevel gearwheel 10 with shaft 4 and will communicate motion to vertical shaft 87 and through disk 95, rod 94, and lever 90 impart reciprocatory movement. to the brim-pouncing pads. It will of course beapparent that as the brimpouncing pads act upon the entire width of the brim it will require but few revolutions of the hat to pounce the brim. In fact, considerably less time is required to pounce the 97 and cam 99-will change the engagement of clutch-lever14from the portion of the groove in cam 99 indicated by 99 to the portion indicated by 99 which will disengage clutch members 11 and 12 and instantly stop the oscillation of the brim-pouncing pads without in any Way affecting the operation of any other portion of the machine.

As already stated, the pressure of the crownpouncing pad upon the crown of the hat dur-' ing the operation of pouncing is uniform at all times. This is owing to the fact that the center of rotation of the hat moves toward the pouncing-pad in approaching the sides of the hat and away from the pouncing pad when approaching the ends of the hat. This result is accomplished by means of the cams 24 and 25, which are made to correspond with the oval of the hats that are being operated upon. The relative position of earns 24 and 25 at the moment the crown pouncing operation commences is clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The position of the hat corresponds with the position of the lower cam, the pouncing-pad resting upon the tip of the crown, and when the crown -pouncing operation commences said pad moving toward the front, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, through the movement of the upper carrying-arm, which is produced by worm 20 and worm-wheel 49 on rock-shaft 47 when said worm-wheel is connected to sleeve 46 by means of locking-bolt 50, so that the upper carrying-arm and the sleeve will oscillate with the rock-shaft. At this instant the holding device, which isfixed to the upper oval cam 24, will be carried to the extreme of its movement toward the front as seen in Figs. '1 and 2 and toward the right'as seen in Fig. 5 by means of roller 38, which engages oval cam 24 and is at this instant in engagement with the periphery of said cam at the long diameter of the oval, roller 37, which bears upon the periphery of cam 25, being now in engagement with the edge of said cam at its short diameter. As the movement of the cams continues the long diameter of the upper cam will pass out of engagement with roller 38. While this is taking place, however, roller 37, which engages the periphcry of oval cam 25, will pass from the short diameter of the oval toward the long diameter thereof. When a quarter-turn of the hat has been made, the center of rotation of the hat will have moved to its greatest distance from the pouncing-pad, as indicated by the dotted position of the holder in Fig. 5, both the full and the dotted positions of the holding device occurring twice during each rotation of the block and the hat, the position of the holding device indicated by full lines in Fig. 5 indicatingits relative position at the instant the center of rotation of the block and hat has been moved nearest to the pouncingpad, as when the pouncing-pad is operating on either side of the hat, and the dotted position of the holding device in said figure indicating its relative position at the instant thecentenof rotation of the block and hat is at its farthest position from the pouncing-pad, as when the latter is operating upon the ends of the hat-crown. When the pouncing of the crown is finished, the oscillation of the rock-shaftand the upper carrying-arm carrying the crown-pouncing pad is automatically stopped through the disengagement of locking-bolt 50 from worm-wheel 49 by means of incline 56, and the locking-bolt isgiven a partial rotation, so as to be retained out of locking position by engagement with shoulder 57, it being understood that the locking-bolt will remain at the disengaged position until turned back to its normal or lockingposition by engagement with arm 58. It should be noted that the disengagement of the wormwheel from rock-shaft 47 and the consequent instantaneous stoppage of theforward movement of the upper carrying-arm at the exact instant it has reached the extreme ofthis forward movement are Wholly independent of the stoppage of the operation of the entire machine through the disengagement of beltpulley 3 with shaft 4 by means of clutch 7 and clutch lever 8, which are operated through the engagement of pin 72 on the rock-shaft with slot 73 in lever 8. This is in order that the return of the rock-shaft, upper carrying-arm, and crown-pouncing pad to the starting position, as in Figs. 1 and 2, may be made without affecting any other portion of the machine.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1. The combination with a rock-shaft, arm 45 rigidly secured thereto and an uppercarrying-arm pivoted to arm 45, of a worm-wheel too mounted to turn on the rock-shaft and having holes 51, a locking-bolt carried by the rock-shaft and adapted to engage the wormwheel and an incline adapted to be engaged by the locking-bolt to disengage the latter from the worm-wheel when the carrying-arm reaches the extreme of its forward movement.

2. The combination with a rock-shaft, arm 45 rigidly secured thereto and an upper carrying-arm pivoted to arm 45, of a worm-wheel mounted to turn on the rock-shaft and having holes 51, a housing on the rock-shaft having an angular socket, a locking-bolt which passes through the housing and is adapted to engage the worm-wheel, said locking-bolt having an angular portion 52 adapted to engage the angular socket in the housing and an arm 54 and an incline 56 which is engaged by arm 54 to Withdraw the bolt from the worm-Wheel and a shoulder 57 which is engaged by said arm to partially rotate the-bolt and throw the angular portion out of alinement with the angular socket whereby the bolt is retained at the retracted position.

The combination witha rock-shaft, arm 45' rigidly secured thereto and an upper carrying-arm pivoted to arm 45, of a worm-wheel mounted to turn on the rock-shaft and having holes 51, a housing on the rock-shafthaving an angular socket, a locking-bolt which passes through the housing and is adapted to engage the worm-wheel, said locking-bolt having an angular portion 52 adapted to engage to withdraw the bolt from the worm-wheel, a shoulder 57 which is engaged by said arm to partially rotate the bolt and throw the angular portion out of alinement with the angular socket,an arm 58 which is engaged by arm 5.4 to turnthe locking-bolt back to its normal position when the carrying-arm is placed in the starting position and a spring acting to throw the bolt into engagement with the wormwheel the instant the angular portion and angular socket are placed in alinement through the engagement of arm 54 with arm 58.

4. The combination with a crown-pouncing pad, a carrying-arm therefor, an arm 45 to which the carrying-arm is pivoted and a rock-shaft to which arm 45 is secured, of an eccentric mounted to rotate on the rock-shaft, means for rotating the eccentric independently of the rock-shaft and connections intermediate the eccentric and the pouncingpad forireciprocating the latter.

5. The combination with a crown-pouncing pad, a carrying-arm therefor, an arm 45 to which the carrying-arm is pivoted and a rock-shaft to which arm 45 is secured, of an eccentric mounted to rotate on the rock-shaft, means for rotating the eccentric independently ofthe rock-shaft, a strap encircling the eccentric, a bell-crank lever pivoted concentrically with the carrying-arm and rods 62 and 65 which connect the bell-crank lever with the pouncing-pad and the eccentricstrap, whereby the pouncing-pad is reciprocated.

6, The combination with a hat-carryin g device and a lower carrying-arm adapted to oscillate in a horizontal plane, of a single plate 78 at the outer end of said arm, upper and lower brim -pouncing pads carried by said plate, and means for operating said pads.

7. The combination with a lower carryingarm adapted to oscillatein ahorizontal plane, of a plate at the outer end of said arm, upper and lower brim-pouncing pads adapted to reciprocate on said plate, means for operating said pads and means whereby the upper pad may be raised independently of the plate and the lower pad.

8. The combination with carrying-arm 79 and plate 78, of the upper and lower brimpouncing pads, slides 80 and 77 by which said pads are carried, the means for reciprocating the slides transversely in plate 78, a block 81 carried by a vertical slide 82 in which slide 80 reciprocates transversely and a lever 83 engaging slide 82 by which said slide and the upper brim-pouncing pad may be raised independently of the lower pad.

9. The combination with a lower carryingarm, plate 78, upper and lower brim-pouncin-g pads and slides 80 and 77, by which the pouncing-pads are carried, of lever pivoted to said plate and connected to said slides and 1 means for oscillating said lever to reciprocate the slides and the pads.

the angular socket in the housing and an arm 1 '54, an incline 56 which is engaged by arm 54 10. The combination with carrying-arm 79, plate 78, the upper brim-pouncing pad and slide 80 by which it is carried, of a block 81 in which said slide reciprocates transversely, a vertical slide 82 by which block 81 is carried and which itself engages plate 78 and a lever pivoted to said plate and engaging slide 82 by which said slide and with it slide 80 and the pouncing-pad may be raised.

11. The combination with carrying-arm 79, sleeve 97 rigidly secured thereto and having a cam 99 atits lower end, and the brim-pouncing pads carried by said arm, of shaft 87 journaled in said sleeve and carrying disk and bevel-pinion 9S, lever 9O operatively connected with the pouncing-pads rod, 94 connected to said lever and to the disk, shaft 4, a bevel gear-wheel loose on said shaft and clutch mechanism operated by cam 99 whereby the bevel gear-wheel is connected to the shaft and the pouncing-pads reciprocated when the carrying-arm is placed in the operative position, and said bevel gear-wheel and shaft are disconnected and the movement of the pads stopped the instant the carrying-arm is moved out of operative position. I

12. The combination with a hat-carrying device and the lower carrying-arm adapted to oscillate in a horizontal plane and having a single plate at its end, of upper and lower brim-pouncing pads carried by and mounted to slide on said plate, shaft 4, operating mechanism driven from said shaft for reciprocating the pouncing-pads and means for connecting said shaft and the operating mechanism when the carrying-arm is moved into operative position and for disconnecting said parts the instant the carrying-arm is moved out of operative position.

13. The combination with the lower carrying-arm adapted to oscillate in a horizontal plane and sleeve 97 rigidly secured to said arm and carrying a cam 99, of upper and lower brim-ponncing pads carried by said arm, shaft 4, vertical shaft 87, mechanism intermediate said shaft and the p0uncingpads whereby the latter are reciprocated, a bevel-pinion carried by shaft 87, a bevel gearwheel loose on shaft 4 and clutch mechanism operated by cam 99 whereby shaft 4 and the bevel gear-wheel are connected when the carrying-arm is placed in operative position and disconnected when it is moved out of operative position. 7 r

. 14. The combination with the upper carrying-arm and arm 45 to which it is pivoted, of rock-shaft 47 to which arm 45 is rigidly secured and whichis provided with a pin 72, shaft 4, belt-pulley 3 loose thereon, clutch 7 by which said shaft and pulley may be connected, and clutch-lever Shaving an oblique slot 73 which is engaged by the pin on the rock-shaft to operate the clutch and stop and start the operative parts when the nppercarrying-arm is thrown into and out of operative position.

15. The combination with a pouncing-pad and operating mechanism therefor, of a laterally-movable rotating hat-holding devicehaving cam-shaped edges and rollers against which said edges bear whereby the center of rotation of the holding device is changed relatively to the pouncing-pad.

16. The combination with a crown-pouncing pad and means for operating it and means for regulating the pressure of said pad upon a hat-crown, of a laterally-movable rotating hat-holding device having cam-shaped edges, means for rotating said device, and rollers against which said cam-shaped edges bear, whereby the center of rotation of the holding device is moved toward and from the pouncing-pad.

17. The combination with a pouncing-pad and operating mechanism therefor, ofa hatholding device, a rotating block, a slide in said block and mechanism intermediate said slide and the holding device-whereby the center of rotation of the holding device is positively moved toward and from the pouncingpad twice during each rotation of the holding device.

18. The combination with a pouncing-pad and operating mechanism therefor, of a hatholding device, a" rotating block, a slide 27 reciprocating in said block, a slide 26 which reciprocates transversely to slide 27 and carries an oval cam 25, an oval cam 24 carried by cam 25 and lying transversely thereto and rollers engaged by said cams whereby the center of rotation of the holding device is moved toward and from the pouncing-pad.

19. The combination with a crown-ponno ing pad and operating mechanism therefor, of a hat-holdin g device, upper and lower brim pouneing pads, a carrying-arm therefor and means for automatically starting and stop ping the action of said pads when the carrying-arm is moved into and out of operative position. 7

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of' two witnesses.

STEPHEN J. MILLER.

, Witnesses:

JOHN R. BOOTH, CHARLES W. MURPHY. 

